Yahoo - Search Directory
Specific "Quick Search Tips" for the Yahoo Search Directory.
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General
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The Yahoo! directory is created by a staff of editors who visit and evaluate
web sites, and then organize them into subject-based categories and sub-categories.
When specific search terms don't match any of the sites or categories contained within
Yahoo!, the search is automatically forwarded to Google. The resulting web pages are
then presented in the familiar Yahoo! search results framework, allowing you to toggle
forward to other searches, such as news stories and net events, or to begin a new search.
Note: The "@" sign that appears at the end of a particular category name signifies
that the category is listed in multiple places within the Yahoo! directory. If you click on
any category that is linked from elsewhere (i.e., it includes an @ sign), you will be taken
to its primary location within the directory.
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Case Sensitive
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No.
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Phrase searching
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Enclose the phrase in quotation marks " ", e.g. "like this
phrase"
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To require
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Use + immediately before a word, e.g. hyperactivity +children
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To exclude
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Use - immediately before a word, e.g. cats -dogs
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Boolean logic
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No.
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Stemming
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No.
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Wildcards
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Use the asterisk * to replace multiple characters at the end of the term.
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Sub-searching
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In results, select search within category or all of Yahoo.
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Field searching
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Attaching one of the following operators to the front of a search word will
restrict the search to certain document sections.
t: will restrict searches to document titles only, e.g.: t:joe boxer
u: will restrict searches to document URLs only, e.g.: u:intel
Note: You may combine any of the query syntax as long as the syntax is combined in the
proper order. The proper order for using the syntax is: +, -, t:, u:,
*. e.g.: +t:football -American
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